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Alternative names: Great Rufous Sparrow; Great Sparrow
- Passer motitensis
Identification
Length 15-16 cm. It has a grey crown and rear neck and rufous upperparts.
Similar to the House Sparrow, but it is larger, the colours are brighter, and the rump is rufous rather than grey.
Distribution
Southern Africa.
Taxonomy
Passer motitensis has three subspecies:1
- P. m. benguellensis
- P. m. subsolanus
- Southern Zimbabwe to north-eastern South Africa and north-western Swaziland
- P. m. motitensis
- Botswana to central and western South Africa
Habitat
Dry, wooded savanna and towns.
Behaviour
References
- Clements, JF. 2007. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to October 2007. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Great Sparrow. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 29 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Great_Sparrow
